In response to Rambeer Shokeen’s non-appearance before the court on Saturday, Rouse Avenue court sentenced him to 4 months in prison. He was additionally given a Rs. 15000 fine. As a proclaimed offender, Shokeen was identified. He was included to the list of suspects in the MCOCA case along with Neeraj Bawania and others. In the MCOCA case, everyone was found not guilty. As punishment for Shokeen’s violation of Section 174 A of the IPC, Special Judge Geetanjali Goel gave him a four-month term and a Rs. 15,000 fine.
On August 23 Rouse Avenue Court had acquitted jailed gangster Neeraj Sehrawat alias Neeraj Bawania, his brother Pankaj Sehrawat, his maternal uncle Ex MLA Rambeer Shokeen and other accused in a case lodged under stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) eight years ago. This case was lodged by the Special Cell of Delhi police in 2015 However, the court had convicted Shokeen for non appearance before the court even after proclamation against him.
Special MP-MLA Court Judge Geetanjali Goel on Wednesday acquitted accused Pankaj Sherawat, Neeraj Sehrawat alias Neeraj Bawania, Naveen Dabas alias Bali and Rahul Dabas alias Kala and said they are acquitted for the offence under Section 3 of MCOCA.
The accused Rambeer Shokeen is acquitted for the offences under Section 3 (2), 3 (3), 3 (5) and Section 4 of MCOCA and convicted for the offence under Section 174-A (non appearance before the court) IPC. The court directed the acquitted accused to furnish bail bond in terms of Section 437-A Cr.PC.
The court also directed the State to furnish an affidavit of expenses incurred by the prosecuting agency within 2 days in terms of judgment of the High Court of Delhi in Karan v. State NCT of Delhi. “This being a matter pertaining to an MLA it needs to be disposed of expeditiously,” the court said. Advocate M S Khan appeared for accused Neeraj Bawania and Advocate Sumeet Shokeen for convict Rambeer Shokeen.
